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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Martinez (ranked 23861 p4p, 643 weight class) and Land Shark (ranked 22879 p4p, 658 weight class). Land Shark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Land Shark!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez fails with the takedown
and Shark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martinez won't be happy with that.
Shark swings around for an armbar but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Shark's guard.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Shark is retaining full guard.
Shark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.
Martinez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martinez has managed to get both his arms back between Shark's legs - danger averted.
Shark trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shark passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shark.
Martinez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Martinez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Shark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martinez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Shark struggling to keep hold of the position.
Shark is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark is hanging on to Martinez's back as he tries to escape.
Shark patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Martinez trying to control the position but Shark manages to sink in the hooks.
Shark is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Martinez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Martinez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Martinez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Shark is hanging on to Martinez's back as he tries to escape.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Martinez trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez showing good submission defense here.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Good control from Shark.
Shark is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Shark working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Martinez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shark's guard. Nice work there by Martinez.
Martinez controlling from the top position.
Martinez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shark keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Shark is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shark is controlling Martinez's posture.
Shark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez wants to free his trapped foot but Shark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Land Shark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Martinez.
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shark tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shark to the ground. Shark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shark drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Martinez defends it well.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Shark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shark preventing the sweep.
Shark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Shark drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Martinez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shark has Martinez in his guard.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Shark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Shark is keeping the position.
Shark wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Shark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shark is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving.
Shark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shark holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martinez prevents Shark from improving his position.
Shark felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Shark is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shark keeps working.
Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martinez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Martinez is looking to advance position but Shark won't allow it.
Shark wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
Shark won't allow Martinez to pass to mount.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shark keeps working.
Shark trying to control but Martinez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shark is looking to improve his position.
Martinez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Martinez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Martinez wants to pass to mount but Shark is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shark is trying to stand back up but Martinez is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alpo Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shark defends well and Martinez ends up having to push Shark into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martinez looks to clinch
and Shark counters with a takedown into side control.
Shark wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Martinez, who protects the arm well.
Martinez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shark tries to pass to full mount but Martinez defends it.
Shark seems to be looking for submissions.
Martinez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Shark has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez won't allow Shark to pass to mount.
Martinez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martinez managing to control the position.
Shark stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Land Shark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Shark tries to pass.
Shark trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Shark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martinez trying to remain calm as Shark controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Martinez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shark works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shark looking to finish Martinez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinez!
Martinez tries to reverse the position but Shark maintains control.
Shark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Shark controlling from the full mount.
Shark looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shark moves to his opponent's back but Martinez bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Shark.
Shark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martinez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shark prevents Martinez from taking his back.
Shark tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Shark is squirming around, avoiding Martinez's attempts to control the action.
Shark is looking to improve his position but Martinez isn't that keen on the idea.
Shark reaches up to try and control the position but Martinez seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Shark rolls and tries to escape and now Martinez has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controlling well, preventing Shark from escaping the position.
Shark looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Martinez wants to control the position but Shark frees himself and scrambles - Martinez manages to regain control in side control.
Martinez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shark will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Shark is holding Martinez down, trying to stall.
Martinez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shark has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee asks Martinez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Martinez prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Land Shark.
Well Shark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Land Shark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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